 |  Plant list: Evergreen plants
Evergreens are those more modest plants that don’t shed all their leaves at once, rather they keep a show of leaves all year. And remember, evergreens don’t have to be conifers.
| | | | Latin name: | | Buxus sempervirens | | | | Common name: | | Common box | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark, glossy green | | | | Height and spread: | | 4.5m x 4.5m (15ft x 15ft) | | | | Description: | |
A dense, bushy shrub with masses of small, oval green leaves. Perfect for clipping into hedging, edging and topiary. Just a warning, the leaves do smell a bit. Some like it, others hate it.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Rhododendron yakushimanum | | | | Common name: | | Rhododendron | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Pink-white | | | | Leaf colour: | | Silvery maturing to deep green | | | | Height and spread: | | 1m x 1.5m (3ft x 5ft) | | | | Description: | |
A neat, compact, dome-shaped shrub with attractively shaped leaves that will tolerate slightly limey soils. Parent of many hybrids that have flowers ranging from white to pink, to yellow. Perfect for a small garden or a container.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Taxus baccata | | | | Common name: | | Yew | | | | Type of plant: | | Tree | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 22m x 9m (72ft x 30ft) | | | | Description: | |
An evergreen conifer with dark green, flattened needles. In winter, the female plants bear fleshy bright red fruits. Note: fruits are poisonous. Yew clips well to form an elegant hedge and topiary.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Phyllostachys bambusoides 'Allgold' | | | | Common name: | | Bamboo | | | | Type of plant: | | Bamboo | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | N/A | | | | Leaf colour: | | Golden variegation | | | | Height and spread: | | 6m to 8m x indefinite (20ft to 26ft x indefinite) | | | | Description: | |
A clump-forming bamboo with rich yellow canes sometimes striped with green. Bright green leaves up to 15cm (6in) long. Perfect to make a narrow hedge with, but do not allow it to spread.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata' | | | | Common name: | | Elaeagnus | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green with yellow central patch | | | | Height and spread: | | 4.5m x 4.5m (15ft x 15ft) | | | | Description: | |
Bushy, slightly spiny shrub grown for its striking leaves, and its fragrant urn-shaped flowers. Grows well in sun and shade, and makes a great hedge in coastal locations.
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